SUMMER RESEARCH/ORGANIZING INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE WORLD BANK BONDS BOYCOTT CAMPAIGN
The Center for Economic Justice seeks interns to work in its Washington, D.C. office for Summer 2002 on the World Bank Bonds Boycott campaign.
SUMMER RESEARCH/ORGANIZING INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE WORLD BANK BONDS BOYCOTT CAMPAIGN
The Center for Economic Justice seeks interns to work in its Washington, D.C. office for Summer 2002 on the World Bank Bonds Boycott campaign.
The World Bank Bonds Boycott is a growing campaign through which activists, students, working people, and others are building pressure on the World Bank using grassroots economic and political power. The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) gets nearly all of its money through the sale of bonds. Financial firms like Citigroup and other multinationals sell World Bank bonds. Corporations and large investors, including those institutions in our own communities, purchase World Bank bonds. The campaign works with activists to get city councils, churches, unions, and colleges and universities to pass a resolution or ordinance that they will not invest in World Bank bonds in the future. A growing number of institutions -- including the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and Boulder, several unions and churches and most of the major socially responsible investment firms -- are joining the World Bank Bonds Boycott. In the U.S. Europe, Canada, and in the global South, students are using power of their movements and the financial power of their universities to enlarge the World Bank Bonds Boycott.
Interns will have the opportunity to be part of exciting and diverse coalitions of activists in the D.C. area.
Depending on an intern’s background and interest, s/he may:
* Organize student participation in the boycott;
* Research World Bank policies or holdings of World Bank bonds;
* Provide support for activists working to pass World Bank Bonds Boycott resolutions in their communities;
* Organize events;
* Design and update the website;
* and assist in fundraising.
Requirements for the internship include:
* A commitment of at least two days a week and a minimum of 15 hours/week over a period of at least ten weeks;
* Commitment to justice and sovereignty, especially for low-income populations and countries;
* Some understanding of international economics and/or international justice movements;
* Competency in most of the following skills: human relations, organizing, administration, research, and writing;
* Knowledge of Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, French, or Creole is a plus, though not essential.
We are very committed to internships in which individuals may pursue their interests towards maximal learning and experience. No stipend is available, though college credit is.
People of color and people from the global-South are especially encouraged to apply. The Center for Economic Justice is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on any basis.
The deadline for applications is April 1, 2002.
To apply, send a resume and a cover letter describing your interest by mail, fax, or email to:
Tanya Margolin
Internship coordinator
Center for Economic Justice
733 15th Street, NW, Suite 928
Washington, DC 20009
[email protected].
Call (202) 393-6665 with any questions. You may also get more information on our website at www.econjustice.net or www.worldbankboycott.org.
Tanya Margolin
World Bank Bonds Boycott campaign, Organizer
Center for Economic Justice
733 15th Street, N.W.
Suite 928
Washington, DC 20005
202-393-6665
[email protected]
http://www.worldbankboycott.org